Jefferson Davis papers, 1832-1853.
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Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884
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Claiborne, the eldest son of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne, worked as a lawyer and editor in Natchez, Mississippi, before moving to Madison County in 1835. He served that area as a state legislator and U. S. Congressman. He was also an eminent Mississippi historian. From the description of Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck, papers, 1828-1838. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32458159 J. F. H. Claiborne was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, editor, planter, and h...
Bart, F.
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Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831
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Son of John Gordon and Jane (Gordon) Macomb, born in, July 27, 1748, at Dunturky, Atrium County, Ireland. He spent his youth in Albany, New York., and came to Detroit about 1765 with his brother, William (1751-1796), where they became leading merchants and were fiscal agents fr the British government. In July, 1776, they obtained Grosse Ile from the Native Americans. On May 4, 1773, he married Mary Catherine, daughter of Robert Navarre and Marie Louise (Lootman dit Barrois); they had eleven chil...
Sheldon, John P.
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Witherell, James, 1759-1838
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Father of B.F.H.W.... Born in Mansfield, Mass., June 16, 1759; served in war, 1775-1783; studied medicine; license, 1788; moved to Vermont; adopted profession of law; served in legislator, 1798-1803; judge of Rutland Co. 1803-07; member of Congress, Oct. 1807 to May 1808; U.S. judge of Michigan Territory, 1808-23; secretary of the same,1828 to this death, Detroit, Jan. 9, 1838. (from Appleton's Cyclop.of American Biography) From the description of James Witherell papers, 1812-1817. (...
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...
